Encountering Villagers in Legends of Al-Andalus

By Steven Thomas on 11 Jan 2010 | Last Updated 5 Aug 2013

In Legends of Al-Andalus you might encounter the Villagers. This section is used for villagers in fertile area of the Emirate near the City (the Vega) or their kindred in the nearby mountains (the Sierra). The villagers of the Sierra are slightly more militant than their compatriots of the Vega. They have to be given they regularly have to face raids by bandits and adjacent powers.

Meeting Villagers

Villagers are mostly found in their villages (1-4) or very close by in the open country (5-6).

Villagers can be men (1-2), women (3-4) or children (5-6).

Villagers in the Vega will be Andalusian (1-5) or Mozarab Christian (6).

Villagers in the Sierra will be Andalusian (1-5) or Berber (6).

Talk the Talk

See Talk the Talk. The NPCs are Rep 5 for this encounter. Additional NPC reaction modifiers are:

+2 if you are the Army

-1 if you are a Vega Villager and interacting with Sierra Villagers, or vice versa.

-2 if you are hated enemy (e.g. a Bandit, enemy Muslim or enemy Christian)

Reaction Table

Passed die difference

Reaction

Swept of feet

Villagers are peaceful and don’t want any trouble. You can use this place as a Hideout and recruiting area.

Favourable

Villagers are peaceful and don’t want any trouble. If you spend 3 x Rep you can use this place as a Hideout and recruiting area.

Indifferent

“Have a nice day”

Ask a Favour

Villagers take an instant dislike to you and ask you to go away. If you don’t they become Belligerent.

Belligerent

Villagers take an instant dislike to you and attack. Open Battle encounter.

Employment as a Villager

Joining

Characters from a village can rejoin at any time. Other characters can join a village if they get a Favourable or Swept of Feet reaction.

Location

Villages in either Vega or Sierra.

Encounters

Encounters while with a village are determined by this process:

No encounter this month (1-5) or encounter (6).

Encountered group are the Army (1-2), Beasts (3), Bandits (4), enemy Muslim army (5) or Christian army (6)

Wages

A character employed as a Villager gets no wages, however, they keep any Loot and Booty collected.

Leaving

You can leave any time you like.

Army List

Throw 2d6 on the appropriate recruitment table (Vega or Sierra) until you have a force of sufficient points.

Villagers (Vega)

The Villagers of the Vega are slightly less militant than their compatriots of the Sierra. Aside from their religion there is no difference between Andalusian and Mozarab villagers.

Recruitment Table

Recruit

Type

Rep

Armour

Weapon

Other

Points

2-3

Light Cavalry (Jinete) (MM)

3

N/Sh

Javelin, Sword

Horse

16

4-5

Experienced Men (W)

3

N/LSh

Spear, Javelin

16

6-8

Spearmen (W)

2

N/LSh

Spear, Javelin

14

9

Archers (M)

2

N

Short Bow

9

11-12

Slinger (M)

2

N/Sh

Sling

11

Andalusian Villagers (Sierra)

The Villagers of the Sierra are slightly more militant than their compatriots of the Vega.

Recruitment Table

Recruit

Type

Rep

Armour

Weapon

Other

Points

2-3

Light Cavalry (Jinete) (MM)

4

N/Sh

Javelin, Sword

Horse

17

4-5

Experienced Men (W)

4

N/LSh

Spear, Javelin

17

6-8

Spearmen (W)

3

N/LSh

Spear, Javelin

16

9

Archers (M)

3

N

Short Bow

11

11-12

Slinger (M)

3

N/Sh

Sling

13

Berber Villagers (Sierra)

The Villagers of the Sierra are slightly more militant than their compatriots of the Vega. Traditionally Berber tribesmen used light spears only only relatively recently had adopted long thrusting spears.